Chapter 8
Examples
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2. Change 653 dg to cg.
a.
65300 cg
b.
6530 cg
c.
65.3 cg
d.
6.53 cg
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3. Change 3510 mm to dm.
a.
351,000 dm
b.
35,100 dm
c.
351 dm
d.
35.1 dm
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4. How many times greater is a dekaliter than a
centiliter?
a.
0.1 times greater
b.
10 times greater
c.
100 times greater
d.
1000 times greater
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5. If one package sports drink mix makes 480 ml ,
how many ml of sports drink mix does 5 packages
make?
a.
2400 ml
b.
24,000 ml
c.
2320 ml
d.
2900 ml
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6. The surface area of a sheet of computer paper
is about:
a.
60 cm2
b.
600 cm2
c.
6 cm2
d.
Can’t determine.
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7. The temperature of a cup of hot chocolate is
about:
a.
80º C
b.
20º C
c.
140º C
d.
Can’t determine.
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8. The height of a kitchen table is about:
a.
80 m
b.
80 cm
c.
800 cm
d.
Can’t determine.
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9. The mass of your math textbook is about:
a.
90 g
b.
25 g
c.
2.5 kg
d.
Can’t determine.
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10. The surface area of a swimming pool is about:
a.
3000 cm2
b.
50 m2
c.
300 m2
d.
Can’t determine.
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11. How many times greater is a square meter
than a square millimeter?
a.
1000 times greater
b.
10,000 times greater
c.
100,000 times greater
d.
1,000,000 times greater
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12. How many times greater is a cubic dekameter
than a cubic decimeter?
a.
1000 times greater
b.
10,000 times greater
c.
100,000 times greater
d.
1,000,000 times greater
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1. Convert 4 gallons to liters.
a.
15.2 l
b.
1.052 l
c.
4l
d.
16 l
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2. Convert 12 miles to kilometers.
a.
7.5 km
b.
19.2 km
c.
24 km
d.
60 km
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3. Change 120º F to degrees Celsius.
a.
84.44º C
b.
48.89º C
c.
248º C
d.
273.6º C
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4. Change 95º C to degrees Fahrenheit
a.
35º F
b.
70.56º F
c.
228.6º F
d.
203º F
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5. A doorway is 3.2 feet wide. How many meters
wide is it?
a.
1.07 m
b.
1m
c.
0.96 m
d.
0.69 m
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6. A water trough is 0.5 m wide, 1.5 m long, and
0.5 m deep. Determine the volume of the trough
in cubic meters.
a.
3.75 m3
b.
2.5 m3
c.
1.5 m3
d.
0.375 m3
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7. A water trough is 0.5 m wide, 1.5 m long, and
0.5 m deep. Now, determine the number of liters
of water the trough can hold.
a.
375 l
b.
37.5 l
c.
3.75 l
d.
0.375 l
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8. A water trough is 0.5 m wide, 1.5 m long, and
0.5 m deep. Now, determine the weight of the
water in kilograms.
a.
375 kg
b.
37.5 kg
c.
3.75 kg
d.
0.375 kg
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9. It takes 0.5 l of batter to make 6 pancakes. If
1 l of batter costs $1.09, how much will it cost to
make 42 pancakes?
a.
$45.78
b.
$7.63
c.
$4.36
d.
$3.82
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